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Ceiling Storage Rack
Overhead storage hung from the ceiling joists: a plywood deck on 2x4 supports, or 2x4 rails that lidded totes slide into and hang from.
Standard size72 × 49 1/2 × 16 in
You'll need3 2x4s (8 ft), 1 sheet of 3/8" plywood
Parts to cut10
Plan$12, once
Change any size and Benchside redraws it, recounts the material and rebuilds the plan.
Built around your shop
- Your ceiling height and joist spacing
- Deck size and how far it hangs down
- Your totes' size, rows and totes per row
How it goes together
- Find the joists and mark the hangers or carriages across them.
- Build the supports or carriages.
- Lag them up into the joists, pilot holes first.
- Lay the deck, or slide the totes in.
The plan has every step written against the part letters in its cut list, with drawings of each part that has joinery.
What you can change
KindDeckTotesDeck
Hardware
| 12 | 5" corner braces |
Plus screws and glue, counted in the shopping list.
In the $12 plan
- Cut list with every part lettered
- Cutting diagrams for every sheet and board, grain kept straight
- Printable build plan: overview, drawings, part drawings and steps
- CNC files (DXF, SVG and full-size PDF sheets, plus STEP and SKP 3D models): $8 more, now or later
Bought once for your design. Two weeks to change anything, then it locks in and it's yours for good. The 3D view and shopping list are free.
